maininta

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb mainita (“to mention”); maini- +‎ -nta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯nintɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯nin̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑinintɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mai‧nin‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): mai‧nin‧ta

Noun

maininta

1. mention [with elative ‘of’]

Declension

Inflection of maininta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		maininta	maininnat
genitive		maininnan	mainintojen
partitive		mainintaa	mainintoja
illative		mainintaan	mainintoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maininta	maininnat
accusative	nom.	maininta	maininnat
	gen.	maininnan
genitive		maininnan	mainintojen mainintain rare
partitive		mainintaa	mainintoja
inessive		maininnassa	maininnoissa
elative		maininnasta	maininnoista
illative		mainintaan	mainintoihin
adessive		maininnalla	maininnoilla
ablative		maininnalta	maininnoilta
allative		maininnalle	maininnoille
essive		mainintana	mainintoina
translative		maininnaksi	maininnoiksi
abessive		maininnatta	maininnoitta
instructive		—	maininnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maininta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mainintani mainintani accusative nom. mainintani mainintani gen. mainintani genitive mainintani mainintojeni mainintaini rare partitive mainintaani mainintojani inessive maininnassani maininnoissani elative maininnastani maininnoistani illative mainintaani mainintoihini adessive maininnallani maininnoillani ablative maininnaltani maininnoiltani allative maininnalleni maininnoilleni essive mainintanani mainintoinani translative maininnakseni maininnoikseni abessive maininnattani maininnoittani instructive — — comitative — mainintoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mainintasi mainintasi accusative nom. mainintasi mainintasi gen. mainintasi genitive mainintasi mainintojesi mainintaisi rare partitive mainintaasi mainintojasi inessive maininnassasi maininnoissasi elative maininnastasi maininnoistasi illative mainintaasi mainintoihisi adessive maininnallasi maininnoillasi ablative maininnaltasi maininnoiltasi allative maininnallesi maininnoillesi essive mainintanasi mainintoinasi translative maininnaksesi maininnoiksesi abessive maininnattasi maininnoittasi instructive — — comitative — mainintoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mainintamme mainintamme accusative nom. mainintamme mainintamme gen. mainintamme genitive mainintamme mainintojemme mainintaimme rare partitive mainintaamme mainintojamme inessive maininnassamme maininnoissamme elative maininnastamme maininnoistamme illative mainintaamme mainintoihimme adessive maininnallamme maininnoillamme ablative maininnaltamme maininnoiltamme allative maininnallemme maininnoillemme essive mainintanamme mainintoinamme translative maininnaksemme maininnoiksemme abessive maininnattamme maininnoittamme instructive — — comitative — mainintoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mainintanne mainintanne accusative nom. mainintanne mainintanne gen. mainintanne genitive mainintanne mainintojenne mainintainne rare partitive mainintaanne mainintojanne inessive maininnassanne maininnoissanne elative maininnastanne maininnoistanne illative mainintaanne mainintoihinne adessive maininnallanne maininnoillanne ablative maininnaltanne maininnoiltanne allative maininnallenne maininnoillenne essive mainintananne mainintoinanne translative maininnaksenne maininnoiksenne abessive maininnattanne maininnoittanne instructive — — comitative — mainintoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mainintansa mainintansa accusative nom. mainintansa mainintansa gen. mainintansa genitive mainintansa mainintojensa mainintainsa rare partitive mainintaansa mainintojaan mainintojansa inessive maininnassaan maininnassansa maininnoissaan maininnoissansa elative maininnastaan maininnastansa maininnoistaan maininnoistansa illative mainintaansa mainintoihinsa adessive maininnallaan maininnallansa maininnoillaan maininnoillansa ablative maininnaltaan maininnaltansa maininnoiltaan maininnoiltansa allative maininnalleen maininnallensa maininnoilleen maininnoillensa essive mainintanaan mainintanansa mainintoinaan mainintoinansa translative maininnakseen maininnaksensa maininnoikseen maininnoiksensa abessive maininnattaan maininnattansa maininnoittaan maininnoittansa instructive — — comitative — mainintoineen mainintoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• erikoismaininta
• kiitosmaininta
• kunniamaininta

Further reading

• “maininta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023